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Health Systems in Transition Vol. 13 No. 8 2011 Poland Health system review Dimitra Panteli and Anna Sagan (editors) and Reinhard Busse (Series editor) were responsible for this HiT Editorial Board Editor in chief Elias Mossialos, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom Series editors Reinhard Busse, Berlin University of Technology, Germany Josep Figueras, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Martin McKee, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom Richard Saltman, Emory University, United States Editorial team Sara Allin, University of Toronto, Canada Jonathan Cylus, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Matthew Gaskins, Berlin University of Technology, Germany Cristina Hernández-Quevedo, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Marina Karanikolos, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Anna Maresso, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies David McDaid, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Sherry Merkur, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Philipa Mladovsky, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Dimitra Panteli, Berlin University of Technology, Germany Bernd Rechel, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Erica Richardson, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Anna Sagan, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Sarah Thomson, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Ewout van Ginneken, Berlin University of Technology, Germany International advisory board Tit Albreht, Institute of Public Health, Slovenia Carlos Alvarez-Dardet Díaz, University of Alicante, Spain Rifat Atun, Global Fund, Switzerland Johan Calltorp, Nordic School of Public Health, Sweden Armin Fidler, The World Bank Colleen Flood, University of Toronto, Canada Péter Gaál, Semmelweis University, Hungary Unto Häkkinen, Centre for Health Economics at Stakes, Finland William Hsiao, Harvard University, United States Alan Krasnik, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Joseph Kutzin, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe Soonman Kwon, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea John Lavis, McMaster University, Canada Vivien Lin, La Trobe University, Australia Greg Marchildon, University of Regina, Canada Alan Maynard, University of York, United Kingdom Nata Menabde, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe Ellen Nolte, Rand Corporation, United Kingdom Charles Normand, University of Dublin, Ireland Robin Osborn, The Commonwealth Fund, United States Dominique Polton, National Health Insurance Fund for Salaried Staff (CNAMTS), France Sophia Schlette, Health Policy Monitor, Germany Igor Sheiman, Higher School of Economics, Russian Federation Peter C. Smith, Imperial College, United Kingdom Wynand P.M.M. van de Ven, Erasmus University, The Netherlands Witold Zatonski, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre, Poland Health Systems in Transition Agencja Oceny Technologii Medycznych (Agency for Health Technology Assessment in Poland), I Lipska, E Kiersztyn Centrum Medyczne Kształcenia Podyplomowego (Medical Centre of Postgraduate Education), I Wrześniewska-Wal Centrum Systemów Informacyjnych Ochrony Zdrowia (Centre for Health Information Systems), W Borkowski, M Dmowski, R Maciąg Ministerstwo Zdrowia (Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland), F Domański, A Leśniewska, M Marek, D Poznański Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia (National Health Fund), M Czyżewski, M Księżak, M Świderek, A Terka, K Wiktorzak Narodowy Instytut Zdrowia Publicznego–Państwowy Zakład Higieny (National Institute of Public Health–National Institute of Hygiene), P Goryński, K Kuszewski, B Wojtyniak Uniwersytet Jagielloński (Jagiellonian University), I Kowalska, A Mokrzycka, C Sowada, C Włodarczyk Uniwersytet Łódzki (University of Łódz), M Świderek Uniwersytet Warszawski (University of Warsaw), A Sobczak European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, A Sagan, D Panteli, R Busse Poland: Health System Review 2011 The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies is a partnership between the WHO Regional Office for Europe, the Governments of Belgium, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the Veneto Region of Italy, the European Commission, the European Investment Bank, the World Bank, UNCAM (French National Union of Health Insurance Funds), the London School of Economics and Political Science, and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Keywords: DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE EVALUATION STUDIES FINANCING, HEALTH HEALTH CARE REFORM HEALTH SYSTEM PLANS – organization and administration POLAND © World Health Organization 2011, on behalf of the The designations employed and the presentation of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the European All rights reserved. The European Observatory on Observatory on Health Systems and Policies or any of Health Systems and Policies welcomes requests for its partners concerning the legal status of any country, permission to reproduce or translate its publications, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning in part or in full. the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Where the designation “country or area” appears in the headings Please address requests about the publication to: of tables, it covers countries, territories, cities, or areas. 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Errors and (http://www.euro.who.int/pubrequest). omissions excepted, the names of proprietary products The views expressed by authors or editors do not are distinguished by initial capital letters. necessarily represent the decisions or the stated policies of The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies does not warrant that the information contained in this or any of its partners. publication is complete and correct and shall not be liable for any damages incurred as a result of its use. Printed and bound in the United Kingdom. Suggested citation: Sagan A, Panteli D, Borkowski W, Dmowski M, Domański F, Czyżewski M, Goryński P, Karpacka D, Kiersztyn E, Kowalska I, Księżak M, Kuszewski K, Leśniewska A, Lipska I, Maciąg R, Madowicz J, Mądra A, Marek M, Mokrzycka A, Poznański D, Sobczak A, Sowada C, Świderek M, Terka A, Trzeciak P, Wiktorzak K, Włodarczyk C, Wojtyniak B, Wrześniewska-Wal I, Zelwiańska D, Busse R. Poland: Health system review. Health Systems in Transition, 2011, 13(8):1–193. ISSN 1817-6127 Vol.13 No. 8 Contents Contents Affiliations ................................................................................................... v Preface ....................................................................................................... vii Acknowledgements ..................................................................................... ix List of abbreviations ................................................................................. xiii List of tables, figures and boxes ................................................................ xv Abstract .................................................................................................... xix Executive summary .................................................................................. xxi 1. Introduction ............................................................................................. 1 1.1 Geography and sociodemography ............................................................... 1 1.2 Economic context ..................................................................................... 4 1.3 Political context ........................................................................................ 6 1.4 Health status ............................................................................................. 8 2. Organization and governance ............................................................... 13 2.1 Overview of the health system ................................................................. 13 2.2 Historical background ............................................................................. 16 2.3 Organization ........................................................................................... 19 2.4 Decentralization of the health care system ................................................ 24 2.5 Planning ................................................................................................. 24 2.6 Intersectorality........................................................................................ 27 2.7 Health information management .............................................................. 29 2.8 Regulation .............................................................................................. 33 2.9 Patient empowerment .............................................................................. 43
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